The official 2020 Summer Olympics logo was designed by Asao Tokolo and features a checkered pattern of three different-sized rectangular shapes. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) explained this design "represents different countries, cultures and ways of thinking. It incorporates the message of "unity in diversity."

Composed of three varieties of rectangular shapes, the design represents different countries, cultures and ways of thinking. It incorporates the message of “Unity in Diversity.” It also expresses the fact that the Olympic and Paralympic Games seek to promote diversity as a platform to connect the world.

The rings are five interlocking rings, coloured blue, yellow, black, green, and red on a white field, known as the "Olympic rings". The symbol was originally created in 1913 by Coubertin. He appears to have intended the rings to represent the five inhabited continents: Africa, America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.